Young Lady, Looking at the Silver Bracelet
Seeing how Latina was, Dale asks the people inside the store and borrowed a pen and paper.
Latina, who was handed that, starts copying the characters inside that silver bracelet with a serious face.
âThe words written inside the bracelet, are they all the same?â
âLetâs see⌠the words of blessing might be different depending on the region. However, there shouldnât be too much of a difference.â
Kokun. And nods, she compares the words she had copied down with the bracelet.
Before long, Latina ponders for a little while as she started to compose some characters in a corner of the paper.
âLatinaâŚ. this is?â
âThe words written in Latinaâs bracelet⌠felt something like this. Maybe itâs Ragâs nameâŚ.â
Latina hands the piece of paper to Glaros. She briefly looks and ponders over what Latina had written but, then wrote down characters next to it.
âWas it notâŚ. something like this? ăSmaragdiă â a word that means a jadeâ
âSmaragdi⌠Ragâs name?â
Latina tilts her head in confusion at the word that she isnât used to but, Glaros nodded as if saying âMost likelyâ.
âItâs possible for the Demon race to tell their young children to call them a shortened name. It might be that your father, only taught you the abbreviated version since you were so youngâ
âLatina should be, born in the country of the ăFirst Demon LordăâŚ. Vasirio rightâ
âI donât think thatâs likelyâŚ. There are also large settlements next to the ăThird Demon Lordâsă and ăSixth Demon Lordâsă territories but⌠there isnât this sort of custom. Although this is also only what Iâve heard from my motherâ
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âăThird Demon Lordă? ăSixth Demon Lordă?â
Given that Latina was tilting her head, Dale provided her with some additional information.
âThe ăThird Demon Lordă has another name, ăDemon Lord of the Seaă. It seems that he is establishing a coexistence relationship with the ăFish Scale Raceă at the Eastern Borders. The ăSixth Demon Lordă is the ăDemon Lord of the Giantsă. They are a faction that even within the Demon race, have larger physiques andâŚ. I hear that he treats his tribe as his followers and wanders all over, without a place to settle downâ
âIndeed. Apart from that, are just the really tiny settlements which are dotted everywhere and such. Going to that extent, even I of the Demon race, donât know too muchâ
It was when Glaros had said that.
âBut⌠does the ăFirst Demon Lordă exists?â
Suddenly, Latina asked that question to the two of them.
Dale was taken back and Glaros made a surprised face.
âEh?⌠If itâs the ăFirst Demon Lordâsă Country then⌠he exists right?â
âIs that so? Wasnât the ăFirst Demon Lordă killed by the ăSecond Demon Lordă?â
Latina says, then tilted her head looking curious.
Dale looks to Glaros, and she nodded, still surprised.
âYou sure know your stuffâŚâŚ.even though youâre so smallâ
She continues her words, sighing as if she was admiring her.
âIt was an incident before I had left my home town. That the ăFirst Demon Lordă was murdered by the ăSecond Demon Lordă. âŚâŚ At that time, most of Vasirio was panicking as well, and it became the excuse I used to leave my home town.
Itâs a story from a some time ago already. After that, whilst still having an absent ăFirst Demon Lordă, the government structure should have been maintained due to the Demons who were left behind.â
âSo what youâre saying isâŚ. right now Vasirio has no ăDemon Lordă?â
âYes. Since ăDemon Lordsă donât have an inheritance system like that of human kingsâŚâ
â< *****ă********ăă**ă*** >â
Hearing Glarosâ words, Latina muttered. The words were spoken too fast for Dale to catch but, Glaros makes a large nod.
âThatâs rightâŚ. similar to how, according to the other ăRacesă, the presences called ăHeroă who are ăOne who is loved by god and overrulesă appear, Us of the ăDemon Raceă have ăOne who is chosen by god and protectedă â the ăDemon Lordă appearâ
âThen the new ăFirst Demon Lordă isâŚâ
âIf the gods lay down their judgement, that the time has come for that then, we(Demon Race)will probably be crowned with a new ăKingăâ
Dale took a deep breathe after listening to the story up to there.
âWe(Human Race) seriously donât know anything about the ăDemon Raceă⌠just the ăDemon Lordă is a terrifying symbol for usâ
Seeing how Dale was reacting, Glaros directs him a smile.
âThat might be something that just canât be helped. Vasirio is a country that doesnât interact with other countries. Contrary to that, ăDemon Lords of Calamityă are also proactively related to thisâ
âăDemon Lords of Calamityă?â
âYou donât hear about them much here⌠Thatâs what the Demon Race, and even those amongst the ăDemon Lordsă, call the Demon Lords who only convey harm and ill will to others.â
âLike the Demon Lord of War⌠the ăSeventh Demon Lordă?â
âYes. This includes⌠The Dark Lord, the one who loves death and slaughter, the ăSecond Demon Lordă, the Devil of Disease, the one who carries with him plagues, the ăFourth Demon Lordă and such are existences to be feared, even to us of the demon race after allâ
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Time passes before they realises, the business hours for the night of ăSilent Seagullă was approaching them.
Glaros surveys the surroundings as if she had noticed that.
âWell⌠itâs already time. I apologize but I should start preparing for work soon as wellâ
âNot at all. It should be us who are thanking you. I was able to learn about a lot more than I had thoughtâ
Dale gets up from his seat, says his thanks and gestured to Latina.
She bows slightly, and Glaros smiled. Using her hands to gently pat the top of Latinaâs head.
Latina stared at Glaros motionlessly.
âCome on, letâs go Latinaâ
As she was chasing after Dale who had turned to go towards the door of ăSilent Seagullă, Latina suddenly stopped in her tracks. Turning around, she rushed back to Glaros. And then asked a question.
âAnone⌠anone⌠your husband⌠how is he?â
At Latinaâs question, Glaros was silenced for a little bit but, in the short amount of time that she had considered, she guessed what the young girl before her eyes wants to ask. Then telling her the truth with a quiet voice.
ââŚ.Compared to Humans, we live a lot longer right? I saw him off⌠until the very endâ
Latina gasped at Glarosâ answer, but even so, she swallows down her feelings and looked as if that was the answer she had expected her to say. And then raised another question.
ââŚDid you have children?â
âItâs unfortunate butâŚ. Demons are a race who are rarely blessed with childrenâŚ. and if that is a child with mixed blood from another race then⌠it becomes more and more difficultâ
Glaros replies like so, and once more gently pat the young girl in front of her, who was living amongst the humans. For one of the Demon Race to live amongst the Humans, there comes with difficulties other than those of customs and birthplace, and Glaros knows this well.
âAnone⌠ne⌠were you happyâŚ. having met your husband?â
Glaros smiled. Because it was precisely the reason she was still living in this town today.
At this harbour town, where she had lived with and spent time together with her husband. Performing the song that he had loved.
âI am quite, content, yesâ
â⌠Then, thatâs greatâ
When Latina shows her a smile as if she is trying to hold back from crying, Glaros gently brought her close into her arms.
If a child was blessed to me and my husbandâs side then, there may have been an opportunity where I could have embraced my child just like this as well.
Thinking like that whilst hugging her.
As they walk next to each other, Dale was glancing at Latina.
He had no clue what Latina had asked Glaros when she turned around back to her at the end.
However Latina, who was walking next to him was gripping his hand, tightly and full of strength. As if he was her lifeline. As if she fears that, should she let him go then, she would lose him.
Looking down, so that not even the long awaited scenery would come into view.
âKyaa!?â
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Having her field of vision suddenly turned around, Latina raised her voice like she was surprised. Making her big, grey eyes blink repeatedly.
Dale was lifting Latina into his arms. Even though when she was just a little bit younger than now, it felt like everyday was passing just like this, in this fashion, it really was quite some time ago.
âYouâve gotten heavier, naaâŚâ
âLatina, is not a baby anymore? Can walkâ
âYou arenât a baby. But you know, itâs alright for Latina to be pampered by me more. Youâre my adorable, cute and precious daughter after allâ
Gently patting her head, pofu pofu, then continuing to walk just like that.
Latina becomes compliant immediately, and clung onto Dale with her arms around his neck. To her, this was indeed the position she was used to.
From just having her line of sight become higher, she could see that the view has become different.
Even when she looked down, the fact that the distance from the ground was further than usual, has made the scenery different.
Latina whispered into Daleâs ear with a small voice filled with all her feelings.
âThank you, alwaysâŚ. I love youâ
From with the opening amongst the clouds, the very first star of the night was twinkling.